PARTNERS
BEUTSET
Alicia MENDY, Senegal, 2023 SYNOPSIS:When a parasite contaminates all the drinking water in Dakar, pills are developed to neutralize it. Alioune, a young man, can no longer afford the pills and begins to experience the parasite’s symptoms: madness and insanity. As the...
BETTER THAN EARTH
Sherif El Bendary, Egypt, 2023 SYNOPSIS:Radwa, a 20-year-old student living in a girls’ university dormitory in Cairo, faces harassment from her roommate, Sarah. She decides to report the issue to the chief supervisor, Magda. BIOFILMOGRAPHY:Born in 1978, Sherif El...
Before 16
Loic Niyonkuru, Burundi, 2024 SYNOPSIS Elizabeth became a mother at just 16 after a traumatic sexual assault. Now, 15 years later, she reflects on the profound challenges and emotions of raising her child under extraordinary circumstances. BIOFILMOGRAPHY Loic...
ASSASSINAT
Yassine AIT FKIR, Morocco, 2023 SYNOPSISAbdellah MBARKI strives to protect the acacia tree from the dangers of cutting, burning, and grazing. The threats persist until the tree faces its ultimate demise—an assassination. BIOGRAPHY AND FILMOGRAPHYYassine Ait Fkir is a...
ALHAFFA/BORD À BORD
Sahar El Echi, Tunisia, 2024 SYNOPSISMounira, a woman in her thirties, earns her living from the small fricassé food stand she inherited from her late father. Located at the heart of the Henchir Lehoudiya scrapyard in the southern suburbs of Tunis, this space is...
ALAZAR
BEZA Hailu LEMMA, Ethiopia, 2024 SYNOPSISWhen a severe drought strikes their farming community, Tessema and his family consider selling their land and leaving. While digging for water, his father, Shiferaw, is accidentally killed. The family buries him in the church...
À vos mots, mon âme danse
Kiswendsida Parfait KABORE, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSISWords that echo to remind us that men and women once lived. It is a legacy we must cherish and preserve. BIOGRAPHY AND FILMOGRAPHYKiswendsida Parfait KABORE is a Burkinabe filmmaker born in 1984. In 2012, he...
TOILE DE PAPILLON
Madina Alexandre N’falle, Togo, 2024 SYNOPSIS A majestic butterfly, with its vibrant colors, may let its delicate wings brush against the spider’s web. Come and witness, in its entanglement, the dilemma of kindness and the dinner. BIOGRAPHY AND FILMOGRAPHYMadina...
PIE DAN LO
Kim Yip Tong, Mauritius, 2024 SYNOPSISOn July 25, 2020, the MV Wakashio bulk carrier ran aground on the reef off the east coast of Mauritius. Twelve days later, oil spilled, causing the worst ecological disaster ever recorded in the region. BIOGRAPHY AND...
MILIMO
Kemane BA, Sénégal, 2024 SYNOPSIS In an attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea for a better future, the tragic fate of the young Ahmadou is sealed. He risks his life, only to be rewarded with a brutal glimpse into the afterlife. As his sister grieves and begins to...
JUSSARA
Camila Ribeiro, Brésil, 2023 SYNOPSIS Jussara is the living memory of the village where she lives, known as a counselor and storyteller, she enchantes and engages everyone around her. One day, she realizes she's tired of carrying so many stories and decides to live...
HADU
DAMILOLA SOLESI, Nigéria, 2024 SYNOPSIS In "Hadu, " a nostalgic and uplifting animated short film set in the vivid 1990s, we join Mimi, a passionate 10-year-old, on an exquisite culinary journey. Mimi attempts to reproduce her grandmother's favourite recipe for a...
BILICHI
BILICHIMahamet KONE, Mali, 2023 SYNOPSISAfter the murder of his father, Bakary joins forces with the king to avenge his death. He targets Bilichi, the fearless warrior feared by all. BIOFILMOGRAPHYBorn in Bamako, Mahamet Koné studied at the Conservatory of Arts and...
BAN’A MAYI
Maud-Salomé Ekila, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 2024 SYNOPSISNia, Okelia, and Shanti are triplets living in Kinshasa. Okelia is different from her sisters because she has albinism. The three sisters are so passionate about the marine world that their father...
Sokhna
Boris OUÉ, Côte d’Ivoire, 2023 SYNOPSISUnacknowledged by her father, Sokhna is raised by her grandparents and her mother. After her mother’s death, her future appears fraught with peril. Alone and facing her destiny, she finds herself in utter despair, battling...
MOTHER TONGUE/langue maternelle
Duncan SENKUMBA, Ouganda,...
MALAÏKA, patrimoine culturel d’une nation.
Serge Dimitri PITROIPA, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSISThrough the character of Malaïka, an albino teenager, and her companion “I,” an artificial intelligence, we explore the extraordinary tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Burkina Faso. BIOFILMOGRAPHIEN. Serge...
Madjbara / Arc-en-ciel
Salma Khalil, Tchad, 2024 SYNOPSISMadjbara is both a depiction of the beauty and magic of nature and a gateway to its mysteries. The film explores the journey of African ancestral and authentic identity through time—an identity imprinted on the female body, showcasing...
LES REMPLAÇANTS
Hadiza Abdou Idé, Niger/Portugal, 2023 SYNOPSISAn unusual phenomenon has obsessed Professor John for years. His research continuously points him toward a hamlet near the Atlantic coast of Africa. However, he is far from imagining that his science and technology may...
LE LAC BLEU
Daoud AOULAD-SYAD, Maroc, 2024 SYNOPSISYoussef, a twelve-year-old blind boy, has been an orphan since the age of six months and lives with his grandparents, Allal, a taxi driver, and Ouardia. They reside in a remote village in the desert. One day, his grandfather buys...